Carey v. Musladin

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Brief filed: 08/21/2006

Documents

Carey v. Musladin

United States Supreme Court; Case No. 05-785

Argument(s)

The court of appeals properly overturned Musladin’s murder conviction on the ground that family members in the courtroom wearing buttons depicting the deceased during the guilt phase of the trial constituted an impermissible outside influence on the jury.

Author(s)

Jonathan D. Hacker and Nilam A. Sanghvi, O’Melveny & Myers, Washington, D.C.